I'm sad to say that my older sister Diane
Livingston died on January 18, 2012, most likely of a heart
attack. She was 64. Diane majored in art at Wayne State in the
60's, and was active in the art & music scene.

After
college, Diane took off for San Francisco, working odd jobs.
One stint was running the light show at the Fillmore. I remember
her returning to Grosse Pointe with vinyl by newcomers Dylan,
Joplin, Jefferson Airplane. I was duly impressed by her and
this new music.In
the early 70's, we shared a flat on infamous 4th Street, and
I met many of her very cool friends. (You know who you are!)In
the late 70's Di joined me in Los Angeles, where she worked
for Van Halen in their heydey, touring with them. She returned
to Michigan, proofreading for a publishing company and Metro
Times. She spent her last decade in a small farming town in
southern Illinois, where our cousins cared for her.

We will have a memorial service for Diane when our parents return
to Michigan this summer. Her Detroit friends plan to have a
get-together before then. We'll post details.

Michael
Kruger writes:I got a call on Sat. about the passing of an ex-Fourth
st., Casscorridor resident Barb
Fannon. She and her husband Leo Petrauskas were longtime
residents of Fourth st. in the 70's & 80's and then wound
up moving th Highland Park. They lived on a house on florence,
W. of Woodward until moving out to Davisburgh, Mi about 4-5
yrs. ago.

Erica
Chappuis writes:
I bear the sad news that Harry
Kingswell, mentioned
previously on your Tribes site, suffered a stroke and has
passed away at St. John's Hospital in Detroit. A memorial service
will be held at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial on Monday at
11 am.

Henry
attended Wayne State University, was co-author of Metro Detroit
guide, and was a journalist at the Free Press for many years.
He also assisted Edie "Frankie" Parker Kerouac with
her papers regarding her husband, Jack Kerouac. He spent his
winters in San Miguel d'Allende and his summers at Torch Lake
and enjoyed life despite of a disabling stroke he suffered in
Guatemala in the 1980s.

Via
The Detroit Free Press, writer Brian McCollum informs us that
Mike Kelley, a founding member of Destroy
All Monsters, an art collective and band that formed in
1973, has died in an apparent suicide. Kelley was found dead
Tuesday at his home in South Pasadena, Calif., according to
reports. He was 57. Go
here for more information in the Free Press article.Mike
Kelley, second from left, with the other founding members of
Detroit art-rock group Destroy
All Monsters -- Niagara, left, Cary Loren and Jim Shaw,
far right -- at a 2011 reunion in Los Angeles. / Rick Manore

Update! If true, fantastic news! Michael Shallal
writes in FaceBook:"...1515 Broadway has been saved! The coffee house
and community center is no longer under the threat of a
foreclosure eviction. In response to tremendous pressure
from the community, Citgroup has reached an agreement with
Chris Jaszczak, that will keep 1515 Broadway alive and functioning
under his control and ownership. The coalition consisting
of Moratorium NOW! Coalition, People Before Banks Coalition,
Occupy Detroit, and Occupy Our Homes, thanks all those who
called and emailed Citigroup demanding that the eviction
be stopped and expressing your strong support and determination
to keep this unique community center open. The community
support was key to this victory. The Rally scheduled for
this Thursday will now be a community gathering to celebrate
this victory and the fact that 1515 Broadway will continue
to serve as a community space..."

Stand by for further news!*

* This was in fact confirmed by the all-knowing
Ron Williams, former owner of the Metro Times. Thak you,
Ron.

Chris Jaszczak's 1515 Broadway
eviction threatened by Citibank!
Article by Ron Williams here
and by Michael Jackman hereSUPPORT - COMMUNITY RALLYcommunity gathering to celebrate this victory and the
fact
that 1515 Broadway will continue to serve as a community
space
Thursday, January 26
6:00 P.M.
1515 Broadway